Settee-bed.



C. J. KINDEL.

SETTEE BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 19w.

Patented June 25. 1918.

I)? were for Charles Jlfl'nde Z bed UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. KINDEL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GRAND RAPIDSTRU3T COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

SETTEE-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 25, 1918.

Application filed July 14, 1915. Serial No. 39,769.

citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county ofKent and State-of Michigan, have invented certain new and 'usefulImprovements in Settee- Beds, of which the following is a specification.a

This invention contemplates further advancement in the-facility in oeration of that class of convertible beds w ich in one form' constitutecomfortable elegant settees and in another form a full, size comfortableFor the easy manipulation of these beds it is essential that thesections thereof be locked to hold the mattress and bed clothing inplace when folded u with the bed and also to hold the first fol ed or'foot-sec tion in proper position when folded into the frame of thesettee whether or not the mattrem and bed clothin are contained in thespace between the fol ed sections. It is also desirable that the foldedsections of the bed be firmly held in place in the settee frame to makea comfortable perfect seat especially when as in the present instance aresilient-member is provided for assistin in raisin the seat of thesettee in the initial act 0 unfoldin the sections of the bed.

To this end t e invention consists in the construction arrangement andcombination of arts for the purpose s ecifi'ed substantia y ashereinafter set f0 and claimed.

The accompanying drawings which form apart of this specificationillustrate these features of improvement. In them Figure 1 is an end vew of the "settee the proximate end piece being removed; Fig. 2 is alike view illustrating the bed frame displayed themattress being omittedin both instances; Fig. 3 shows the position of the last or foot sectionwith appurtenances locked in folded with the second or middle secvationof the arts in Fig. 3 in position of direct association with thecoiiperating parts represented in Fig. 1; that is to say it is a frontview of the settee bed with the third or foot section in folded andlocked relationship with the unfolded middle section; and Fig. 5 is avertical section on the line 5-5 Fig. 2 and broken at the middle toagree with Fig. 4.

The end pieces of the settee are typified at 6, the front board 7, theback at 8 and'the seat at 9 while of the usual metal bottom frame therear angle iron is represented at 10 and the proximate end strip at 11the remote end strip being hidden by strip 11.

The" bed frame may be considered as formed of three principal sectionsfoldably connected by two intermediate narrower spacing-sections. Thefirst or head section.

12 is contained in the settee frame and is hinged at 13 to spacin-section 14 which in turn has its off-set en s pivoted at 16 to the urights or posts 17. The middle or secon principal section 18 is alsopivoted at 16 to the posts 17 and at its front to the ad acent ends ofthe outer spacing-section 15?, as at 20. The third or foot section 21 ispivoted to outer spacing-section. 19, as at 22. The foot section 21 issupported by legs 23 pivoted at 24 thereto and the middle section 18is-provided with legs 25 pivoted at 26 thereto. The inner end of thehead section is supported by links 27 pivoted at their lower ends to theend strips 11 of the base frame and at their upper ends to extensionlates 28 riveted to the side-rails of suspension links 29, the legsbeing pivoted at'30 to the ends of the seat and near their upper ends,at 26, to the middle section while the links 29 parallel the legs andare pivoted at their lower ends to the seat and at their upper ends tothe'middle section '18. The seat (when the bed isfolded in the base)rests upon the side rails of the middle section 18, (see Fig. 1) andwhen the bed is unfolded it depends by said legs and links out of theway some distance below the bed bottom so as not to interfere with itwhen depressed by an occupant. A drop brace 31 consisting of a pi e bentinto' the form shown in Fig. 41s ournaled at its ends between parts 19.The links 32 pivoted at the upper ends of rear legs 25 and to the frontends of side-bars of rear spacing-section 14 serve to direct said legsto fold and unfold as the bed sections are manipulated and links 33perform the same ofiice for front legs 23. These latter links arepivoted to the upper ends of legs 23 which are preferablgizcurved and tofront spacing-section 19 at Locking links 35 coiiperate with links 33and front legs 23 to lock'the. foot section in ing-section 19, as at 34.I Rear links 27 serve ably connected to downwardly extending to directthe head-section 12 from one position to the other, as illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2.

It is refinements in structure that work for perfection in devices likethe present one. By bending the upper ends of-posts 17 outwardly asshown the pivotal points 16 are carried to the extreme front of thesettee frame thereby making it possible to decrease the width of theseat 9 and so make a more comfortable settee. The angle irons insections 12 and 14 of the bed have also been inverted from the usual'position thereby making more room for bedding between the foldedsections. This inversion of the angle irons of sections 12 and 14 (Fig.5) is effected by securing to the outer ends of side-bars of section 14the extensions 15 which are pivoted at 16 to said posts. Therefore whensection 12 is in depressed position (Fig. 1) in the settee frame thefabric, 39, forming the mattress-support, is lower by the width of theangle irons than it' would be were the sections 12 and 14retainediwith'the vertical web of the angle-irons extending downward asthey do in the other sections.

Helical springs 40 are provided to assist in the initial movement ofopening or .1111- foldingthe bed. These springs are preferplates 41riveted to the side bars of headsection 12 and plates 42 riveted to--supporting links 27. It will b'e seen thatthese springs are undertension when the" bed sections are folded into the settee frame Fig. 1and therefore tend to elevate the bed; To hold the folded sections downagainst the action of these springs a catch or lock may be provided. Thepreferred form of such lock is seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 and is attachedto the lower edge of the sofa back 8 and operable by a push *rod 43 atthe upper rear side of the back; This form of lock has a plate with adownward projection 44 to the sides' of which are pivoted shoulderedlatches .5 for engagementwith a fixed catch 46" on the back edge of thesofa seat 9. A trip lever 47 is pivoted to the lower ends'of saidlatches and has 'a toe for engagement with the back of the sofaseat. Alight coiled spring 48 connected to the projection 44 and to the lever47 tends to. hold the latches for: ward either above or in the path ofthe projection 44.. By depressing the outer end of the lever 47 thelatches are withdrawn from sald 'catch, the toe of the lever serv:

- ing as the fulcrum in prying the latches parts tonormal positionraising the overturnedor otherwise enlarged upper endof rod 43 to itsposition flush with the top of the back of the settee within easy reachof due desiring to open the bed.

In converting the. settee into a bed the push rod is depressed whentherear edge of the sofa seat 9 will be forced upwardly 1 by the springs40 so that the operator may easily grasp its rearedge. The head, middleand foot sections .of thebed are then turned outwardly into the positionseen in Fig. 3, the head section having at the same time been elevatedto the position seen in Fig. 2 by the links 27 Then by raising the outerends of legs. 23 the pivots at their opposite ends will be carrieddownwardly and across the line through the centers of pivots 24 and 34thereby unlocking the toggle formed by said legs, the links 33 and 35and sections 19 and 21. The foot-- section having been unlocked maybeturned outwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2 and the bed is readyfor use. as such. By the reverse manipulation the bed may be folded upand into the settee frame the foot -section being locked folded when bypressing down on the rear edge of the seat the catch 44 will pass thelatches 45 which will be forced forward by spring 48 over said catch'and'thus .lock and holdthe seat and attached parts in closed position.

The invention claimed is:

1. In a sofa-bed, he combination with a main-frame, vof'afolding-bed-frame com prising a spacingl sebtion, a -fixed pivotalsupport for the front end of the same, an

inner head-section pivotallyconnected to the rear end of thespacing-section, oppo site upwardly disposed extensions carried by thehead-section, opposite downwardly disposed extensions carried by theheadsection in advance of the upwardly disposed sections, opposite'supporting-links pivoted at their lower ends in the mainframe and attheir upper ends to said upwardly disposed extensions at points abovethe headsection and helicalfsprings connecting the front downwardlydisposedextensions and the supporting links.

. 2. In asofa-bed, the combination with a ;'main-frame, of ,a pair ofopposite, stationary, forwardly curveds tanda'rds located at the frontof the main-frame, a; spacingsection pivoted at its front end. to' saidstandards-,a head-section in rear of and pivoted to the spacing-section,a pair of supporting-linkspivoted at their lower ends a the main-frameand at-their upper ends to the head-section, and s rings connected tointermediate points 0 the" said links and at their front ends to thehead-section eccentrically with the pivot points between the spacing andhead-sections.

3. In a 'sofa-bed,the combination with a main-frame, of a rearhead-section, links for supporting the same, a spacing-section looselyConnected at its rear edge to the front edge of the head-section, meansfor supporting the front edge of the spacingsection, a middle-sectionconnected pivotwith the front edge ally at its rear edge opposite legsinterof the spacing-section,

mediately pivoted to the op osite sides of the middle-section, a pair 0leg operating links pivoted at their front ends to the upper ends of thelegs and at their rear ends to the spacing-section eccentrically with relation to its front supports, short links depending from themiddle-section in rear of the supporting-legs, and a soft-seat ivotallyconnected at its rear inverted e ge to the lower ends of said links andin front of the same pivotally connected to said supporting-legs.

CHARLES J. KINDEn

